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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

BETA Technologies and Sora Aviation advance eVTOL flight testing toward FAA- and service-ready operations

BETA Technologies completed its first multistate electric aircraft flights under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), supporting advanced air mobility operations in existing airspace. Separately, UK startup Sora Aviation says it has finished subscale S-1 eVTOL aircraft testing, targeting potential entry into service in 2031.

Also: AINonline
2026-07-13T00:44:26.595674-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters • Seher Dareen

Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare

By Reuters: Europe has imported jet fuel from the U.S. and Asia, raised its refiners' output and drawn ​on stocks to keep planes flying – and yet it remains the region most exposed as renewed Middle Eastern tension raises the risk of further ‌supply disruption.

2026-07-12T22:29:51.640849-07:00